PIESMATIDAE Amyot & Serville, 1843: 300 (Piesmides). Type genus: Piesma Lepeletier & Serville, 1828.
ZOSMENIDAE Dohrn, 1859a: 41. Type genus: Zosmenus Laporte, 1833 (= Piesma Lepeletier & Serville, 1828).
ZOSMERIDAE Douglas & Scott, 1865: 237 (as Zosmoridae on p. 22, incorrect subsequent spelling). Type genus: Zosmerus Burmeister, 1835: 262 (= Piesma Lepeletier & Serville, 1828).